Stocked with
the latest equipment to monitor effluent, stack and ambient air, the lab also has a dedicated
environment chemist on-site for daily analysis of samples and ensuring
that the facility remains compliant with MPCB norms.

Mr Dhayagude was all praise for Essar Steel’s efforts towards minimizing
environmental pollution. The company is probably the only company in Pune’s Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation area with its own environment
laboratory, he said, adding that the company was setting an example for its
peers. The MPCB officer also urged the facility to send in a nomination for the Maharashtra
state environment award.